What is Timely?
Timely is an AI-powered time tracking tool built for consultancies, agencies, SaaS companies, and professional services teams who are tired of manual timers and messy timesheets. Instead of forcing employees to remember to click “start” and “stop,” Timely quietly tracks time in the background across apps like Gmail, Zoom, Asana, and more—then uses smart AI to auto-fill timesheets with accurate, project-specific entries.
The result? Teams spend zero time on admin, managers get trustworthy data on billable hours and capacity, and businesses uncover hidden inefficiencies that hurt margins. With a strong focus on privacy and trust, Timely never takes screenshots or logs keystrokes—users stay in full control of what gets shared.
What are the features of Timely?
- Automatic Time Tracking: Tracks time spent in web and desktop apps without manual timers.
- AI Timesheets (AutoSheet): AI drafts complete timesheets automatically for one-click approval.
- Memory Tracker: Runs silently in the background to capture every work minute with 100% accuracy.
- People Dashboard: Shows team capacity, workload balance, and time allocation by person or project.
- Billable & Non-Billable Tracking: Automatically categorizes time to improve invoicing and margin analysis.
- Project Dashboard: View real-time progress, budget burn, and resource use across all projects.
- Locked Time & Invoices: Finalize approved time entries and generate client invoices directly in Timely.
- Granular User Access Levels: Control who sees what with role-based permissions and privacy settings.
What are the use cases of Timely?
- A digital agency accurately bills clients by capturing every minute spent in Figma, Slack, and Google Docs—without asking staff to log time manually.
- A SaaS company identifies which internal projects drain productivity and shifts resources to high-impact work using clean time data.
- A consultancy boosts utilization rates by spotting underused team members and reassigning them before revenue leaks occur.
- Remote teams stay aligned on capacity and deadlines using live dashboards that show real work patterns—not estimates.
- Finance teams run operational cost analyses by comparing actual time spent versus budgeted hours across departments.
- Project managers prevent burnout by monitoring individual workloads and redistributing tasks before overload happens.
How to use Timely?
- Install the Timely app (desktop or browser extension) to start automatic background tracking.
- Connect your favorite tools like Asana, Gmail, or Zoom so Timely understands your workflow context.
- Review your AI-generated timesheet weekly—edit, approve, or discard entries in seconds.
- Assign tracked time to specific projects, clients, or tags for accurate reporting and billing.
- Use the People Dashboard to check team capacity and plan upcoming work based on real data.
- Generate reports or invoices directly from approved time entries—no double entry needed.
